Genesis 9:20

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“Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.”

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BSBPD

“Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 9:20 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 3:18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
  2. Genesis 3:23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
  3. Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
  4. Genesis 5:29And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
  5. Deuteronomy 20:6Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
  6. Deuteronomy 28:30You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
  7. Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  8. Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
  9. Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
  10. Ecclesiastes 5:9The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
  11. Song of Solomon 1:6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
  12. Isaiah 28:24Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
  13. 1 Corinthians 9:7Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

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